Rivermen moves on Wednesday afternoon

Rivermen veteran winger Jonathan Cheechoo will miss Thursday’s game against Lake Erie while he is on family leave for the death of one of his grandparents.

Peoria winger Chase Polacek, meanwhile, suffered an upper body injury in practice and will miss the three-game weekend home stand in Carver Arena.

Rivermen enforcer Anthony Peluso has been cleared to return from a concussion. And defenseman Maury Edwards has been medically cleared from an illness that hospitalized him in Peoria a couple weeks ago. His release back to ECHL Cincinnati now becomes official.